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"I had to take care of my residents with less than 50% of my staff because the government didn't have their action plan ready to be actioned straight away.

Care assistant Michelle Fay at Oak Springs (Image: Sky News)

"It makes me very angry."

Care assistant Michelle Fay at Oak Springs said: "People knew this was coming before it came, people higher than us, and I think it could have been prevented and lives could have been saved - that's my opinion."

On Wednesday, it was announced all care home residents and staff with symptoms of Covid-19 are to be tested.

Care minister Helen Whately, said on Wednesday more than 1,000 care workers have already been tested for coronavirus and more than 2,000 have been referred for tests.

And yesterday (April 16), Health Secretary Matt Hancock said 15% of care homes are dealing with two or more cases of coronavirus.

He added: "What I do know is that is a robust figure that we have high confidence in."